Let's look at the background of creation first. /kloc-the first half of the 0/9th century was the early stage of the establishment of French capitalism, and social genre paintings from other provinces were colorful. It exposes the evils of capitalist society, and money corrupts and destroys people's minds and souls. The novel vividly tells us that every money of the bourgeoisie is full of "filth and blood", and there is no connection between people except "naked money relationship" and cold "cash transaction".
Let's start with this prototype. ? Balzac's "Human Comedy" published in 1839 has four lines of dedication to Maria with her autograph. According to textual research, this Maria is the prototype of Eugenie Grandet. Her real name is Maria Flanais, that is, Mrs Flanais. The author entrusts himself to Eugénie, who represents Balzac himself, a sentimental young man from Tours, who wants to realize his dream of hard success through his own pen. If he doesn't have enough courage to confront his environment, he may be limited by the repressive and traditional life in other provinces.
Balzac once mentioned in a letter that Maria is "a naive and lovely person, like a flower falling from the sky." She met me in secret, without asking for correspondence or careful care. Just say to me, "Please love me for one year, and I will love you all my life."
This woman comes from an upper-class judge's family and is the wife of Frenchman Yi. Balzac once told his sister about her, saying that "she is the most naive woman created by the creator". 1833, 24-year-old Mrs. Frenox was pregnant with Balzac's child. So Balzac compared her name to a boxwood branch that sheltered her family in the inscription. However, the theme of Eugénie Grandet is the destruction of a family.
More interestingly, Balzac gave the manuscript of this novel to Mrs. Hanska for preservation. Of course, he won't mention this spoony woman to Lady Hanska, but he exaggerates his relationship with Marquise Castries to show his willingness to sacrifice the old love for Lady Hanska. From here, don't we see the shadow of the ungrateful Grandet nephew in Balzac?